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Old Jul 21, 2012 | 07:52 PM
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Was a fun day!!!

Parts...

Home made ramps...

Hard to pull out shoe string with 3000lbs + jack on them...

Our dog helping the teenager with the install...

How bad the stock setup was....


New installed...


Took about six hours to install all new shocks and bars. Also removed the front lowering bolts and adjusted the rears to the max.

Drove it about 20 miles this afternoon and all I can say is wow!!!

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Old Jul 21, 2012 | 07:55 PM
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have a simalar setup on mine....enjoy
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Old Jul 22, 2012 | 10:12 PM
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In the middle of doing this install on wifey's 01......mine will be next...................cant wait
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Old Jul 23, 2012 | 08:03 AM
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Enjoy Steve,

Nothing better than doing it yourself

Tks again for the sale

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Old Jul 23, 2012 | 08:11 AM
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Enjoy Steve,

Nothing better than doing it yourself

Tks again for the sale

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Thank you Chip. Absolutely love the set up. The install is easy and any shade tree mechanic should be able to get through it. I would have been finished in a few hours if it wasn't for removing the front lowering bolts. They were some what of a pain.

I drove the car all weekend and am amazed at the difference. My stock parts were a little worn out as you can see in the pics.

I recommend this kit to all.

Steve B.
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Old Jul 23, 2012 | 08:44 AM
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I just had mine put in my C5Z and WOW! I bought the car several months ago and tracked it at RA and AMP several times. Then I put on the Pfadt JOC package and went back to compare. This made a big difference in both cornering and high speed stability. The nice part is that the car still feels great on the street. This weekend I ran at Atlanta Motor Speedway and the car felt planted even at 140 but the coolest part was drifting on Sunday. I swapped my rears and went drifting with all the purpose build drift cars and my "stock" Z06, with the JOC, drifted flat with minimal body roll. Best money spent yet on my car.
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Fantastic feedback guys, and great pictures Steven! We are always really happy to hear from folks after their installs.

Thanks for supporting us and our company! Let me know if we can do anything else for you in the future!
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What's the difference in the ride quality?
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What's the difference in the ride quality?
My ride quality improved ten fold. I was riding on extremely worn out shocks and links as you can see from a few of the pics. My old shocks you could move in and out by hand with no effort.

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